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BlueMountain lands senior credit trader in New York
4 years ago
BlueMountain has hired an experienced trader in New York to cover credit and special situations -
Ontario pension selects new president and CEO
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has appointed Jo Taylor as its new president and chief executive officer, effective 1 January
4 years ago -
Credit traders' kickstand: European financials outperform as Trump-Xi meeting looms
4 years ago
Credit markets are finely poised going into the weekend, when US president Donald Trump’s crunch G20 meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping likely could set the direction of trade from Monday -
US and European basis trades in play as bonds lag CDS rally
4 years ago
A recent outperformance of CDS indices versus cash bonds has opened up basis trade opportunities on both sides of the Atlantic, say credit strategists -
Credit traders' kickstand: nervous equilibrium gives way to weakness as earnings and tariffs weigh
4 years ago
Healthy fund inflows, European and US holidays, and a thinning primary market helped sustain credit spreads this week, but a weaker turn today shows this is a fragile equilibrium and company earnings misses are starting to be punished more severely -
Credit traders' kickstand: grave times for UK banks and corps as May goes away
5 years ago
UK banks have been among the main underperformers in credit this week, with market sources noting that today’s notice of Prime Minister Theresa May’s intention to resign on 7 June increases the likelihood of a no-deal Brexit. And UK 'zombie' companies appear to be forming a herd -
Credit traders' kickstand: widening catalysts gather force with focus on financials
5 years ago
Credit markets are once again ending the week on a negative tone, having regained some posture over previous sessions following last week’s tariff-driven sell-off. Credit index spreads appear inclined to trade within a range, but potential catalysts for that range to shift wider outweigh any obvious reasons to return to the tight prints of last month -
16% of insurers plan CLO allocation increase, survey finds
5 years ago
Goldman Sachs Asset Management has released its annual insurance asset management survey -
New manager Resco lands ex-credit head to found advisory board
5 years ago
Resco Asset Management, a London based asset manager set up last year, has appointed the first of an anticipated three advisory board members -
Credit spread improvement is calm before the storm, warn strategists
5 years ago
European and US credit markets have begun 2019 with a more buoyant tone than they ended 2018, but strategists warn that bearish factors still outweigh and suggest the overall direction of spreads this year is likely to be wider -
Blackstone builds on multi-asset approach with fifth fund
5 years ago
The new vehicle will invest directly into Blackstone deals across its alternatives platform -
Portfolio managers continue to be pessimistic on credit outlook, survey finds
5 years ago
A survey by the International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers states that 56% respondents believe average corporate default rates will increase over the next 12 months -
San Francisco pension fund to deploy up to $4.5 billion in private debt
6 years ago
The City and County of San Francisco Employee’s Retirement System has revealed details of its new private debt pacing plan - which will see it deploy up to $4.5 billion and partner with up to 25 private debt managers over the next six years -
BlackRock's AUM increases 22% in a year as ETFs contribute to growth
6 years ago
BlackRock’s assets under management have surpassed $6.2 trillion following “a record year” for the firm in 2017, company officials said in a recent earnings call -
BNY to merge three of its asset managers
6 years ago
BNY Mellon Investment Management plans to merge three of its managers into one entity that will oversee $560 billion in assets -
CLO-savvy insurance company hires two for top credit investment roles
6 years ago
An insurance company, which has made a name for itself in supporting CLO managers with risk retention capital, has made a pair of big hires to its credit investment business -
Hartford-based Newfleet adds head of business development to its team
6 years ago
Newfleet Asset Management has brought in William Irvine as a senior managing director and head of its institutional business development platform -
Leading fund: Lupus Alpha CLO Opportunity Notes I
6 years ago
Single-B CLO trades boost Lupus Alpha asset Management -
Creditflux announces Manager Awards finalists
7 years ago
A total of 50 different credit fund managers have secured finalist positions at the prestigious Creditflux Manager Awards
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